Patents by Inventor Yackov Bar-Or

Yackov Bar-Or has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SPECULUM DEVICE WITH A DETACHABLE CAMERA AND A METHOD OF USING THEREOF
    Publication number: 20200107714
    Abstract: The subject matter discloses a speculum device and a method of using the device. The speculum comprises a body, comprising a lower blade member and an upper blade member, an imaging device for capturing images, and an adapter connected to the body, said adapter is connected to the camera and enables a user of the speculum device to adjust the field of view of the camera relative to the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: YACKOV BAR-OR, VICTOR LEVIN
  • Endoscopic inspection using a flexible sleeve
    Patent number: 7264588
    Abstract: An endoscopic apparatus including an internal unit, adapted to be advanced into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient so as to enable inspection of the tract, an anchor unit, adapted to be held in a position outside the gastrointestinal tract and a flexible sleeve, having a proximal end fixed to the anchor and a distal end fixed to the internal unit, wherein at least a portion of the sleeve between the proximal end distal ends is held initially in a compact state at the internal unit and is arranged to feed out from the internal unit as the internal unit is advanced into the gastrointestinal tract. A method for endoscopic examination is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Stryker GI Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Voloshin, Yackov Bar-Or, Victor Levin, Giora Bernat, Dan Oz
  • Endoscopic inspection using a flexible sleeve
    Patent number: 6988988
    Abstract: An endoscopic apparatus including an internal unit, adapted to be advanced into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient so as to enable inspection of the tract, an anchor unit, adapted to be held in a position outside the gastrointestinal tract and a flexible sleeve, having a proximal end fixed to the anchor and a distal end fixed to the internal unit, wherein at least a portion of the sleeve between the proximal end distal ends is held initially in a compact state at the internal unit and is arranged to feed out from the internal unit as the internal unit is advanced into the gastrointestinal tract. A method for endoscopic examination is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: Sightline Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Voloshin, Yackov Bar-Or, Victor Levin, Giora Bernat, Dan Oz
  • Endoscopic inspection using a flexible sleeve
    Publication number: 20060004254
    Abstract: An endoscopic apparatus including an internal unit, adapted to be advanced into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient so as to enable inspection of the tract, an anchor unit, adapted to be held in a position outside the gastrointestinal tract and a flexible sleeve, having a proximal end fixed to the anchor and a distal end fixed to the internal unit, wherein at least a portion of the sleeve between the proximal end distal ends is held initially in a compact state at the internal unit and is arranged to feed out from the internal unit as the internal unit is advanced into the gastrointestinal tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: Sightline Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Voloshin, Yackov Bar-Or, Victor Levin, Giora Bernat, Dan Oz
  • Propulsion of a probe in the colon using a flexible sleeve
    Publication number: 20030105386
    Abstract: An endoscopic apparatus including an internal unit, adapted to be advanced into a gastrointestinal tract of a patient so as to enable inspection of the tract, an anchor unit, adapted to be held in a position outside the gastrointestinal tract and a flexible sleeve, having a proximal end fixed to the anchor and a distal end fixed to the internal unit, wherein at least a portion of the sleeve between the proximal end distal ends is held initially in a compact state at the internal unit and is arranged to feed out from the internal unit as the internal unit is advanced into the gastrointestinal tract. A method for endoscopic examination is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Applicant: SIGHTLINE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Voloshin, Yackov Bar-Or, Victor Levin, Giora Bernat, Dan Oz
  • Propulsion of a probe in the colon using a flexible sleeve
    Patent number: 6485409
    Abstract: Endoscopic apparatus which advances within a lumen (40) includes a probe (20) having distal and proximal ends and a flexible sleeve (26) coupled proximally to the probe. The sleeve is inflated in order to propel the probe within the lumen. The probe typically includes an imaging device (28), which captures images inside the lumen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2002
    Assignee: Sightline Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Voloshin, Yackov Bar-or, Victor Levin, Giora Bernat, Dan Oz